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Towards BIM-integrated, resource-efficient building services

Medas, M., Cheshire, D., Cripps, A., Connaughton, J. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8878-8589 and Peters, M. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4324-6559 (2015) Towards BIM-integrated, resource-efficient building services. In: CIBSE Technical Symposium, 16-17 April 2015, University College London.

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Abstract/Summary

Recent research has highlighted the importance of increasing the resource efficiency of building services. In this paper, a literature review of life cycle assessment and embodied carbon studies clearly signposts the need for more research on the embodied impacts of building services. Theoretical and practical challenges are identified in the use of LCA methods in construction along with possible solutions compatible with BIM-led design. A case study of horizontal, ducted fan coil units demonstrates that variations in embodied carbon of similar units could be associated with variations in total cooling capacity. This raises the possibility that metrics could subsequently be devised to predict embodied carbon for a generic class of fan coil units. Implications of these results are explored and recommendations made for future studies.

Item Type:Conference or Workshop Item (Paper)
Refereed:Yes
Divisions:Science > School of the Built Environment > Urban Living group
Science > School of the Built Environment > Organisation, People and Technology group
ID Code:67348
Uncontrolled Keywords:BIM, Embodied Carbon, Resource Efficiency, Building Services

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